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1978Final results

1978 election for Oregon House District 50

Oregon House of Representatives · Oregon

Clayton C. Klein Jr. (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Frank Hopewell (R) by 14.1 points.

Clayton C. Klein Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%7,989
Frank HopewellRepublican
42.9%6,016
14,008 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+2.21976D+14.11978R+6.11980R+15.11982D+4.91984R+4.51986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET